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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Coffee Cake

This scrumptious gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and dairy-free coffee cake recipe comes from Kelly Brozyna's new cookbook, Grain-Free Baked Goods and Desserts! It is one of those recipes that is nutritious enough to stand alone at breakfast time, though I prefer to serve it with a Green Smoothie! It is filled with cooked white beans, coconut flour, eggs, and a little honey and stevia! My children love this recipe and as the neighbor girl who was visiting today said, "I can't believe this is gluten-free, it is so good!"

As a kick-off to the giving season, I have one signed copy of her book that I am giving away today! In fact, every post in the next three weeks will have a book or product being given away to one of you! All you need to do is leave a comment below to enter.

Last year I reviewed Kelly's first book, The Spunky Coconut Cookbook. A year later, I am back with more praise for her second book! I love how nutritious and kid-friendly all of Kelly's recipes are. As the title describes, this book is grain-free, but also completely casein-free, soy-free, and refined sugar-free. Many of the recipes are also egg-free. If you are vegan or are sensitive to eating eggs then you will still find plenty of recipes in this book to suit your needs. This book also works well for diabetics and others with blood sugar metabolism issues.

Both of Kelly's books are filled with beautiful, color photos. My children like to sit down with the new book and page through it picking out all of the recipes they want me to make! They also think it's pretty neat that I wrote the foreword for her book. Below is one of our favorite recipes from her book, enjoy!

Grain-Free Coffee Cake

This recipe is moist and delicious to the last bite. I never dries out and is best kept in the fridge after the first day. I've made a few changes to it, mainly doubling the cinnamon in the topping and increasing the cooking time. All of her recipes take longer for me to bake. I think that might be because Kelly creates these recipes in a very dry climate at an altitude of above 5000 feet and I am at sea level in a very moist climate. Although her recipe indicates to bake this coffee cake for 25 minutes, it takes me 45 to 50 minutes until it is cooked all the way through. No recipe can ever be perfect because of all of the variables involved. Just check for doneness in the center of the cake after 25 minutes. Then you be the judge as to how much more time it needs. Note: you can view the original recipe on Kelly's website.

Use an 11-cup or larger food processor fitted with the "s" blade. Add to it all of the wet ingredients. Process until smooth. Then add dry ingredients. Process again until very smooth and creamy.

Pour batter into prepared pan, scraping the sides of the processor with a rubber spatula. Then rinse the food processor to make the topping.

Place the walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon into the food processor and process until nuts are very finely ground. The add melted coconut oil and process again. Sprinkle topping over cake batter.

Bake for *25 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Source: www.NourishingMeals.com

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About the Author

Alissa Segersten holds a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition from Bastyr University. She is the founder of Whole Life Nutrition, the mother of five children, a whole foods cooking instructor, professional recipe developer, and cookbook author. She is passionate about helping others find a diet that will truly nourish them, and offers elimination diet recipes, healthy gluten-free recipes, paleo and vegan recipes, as well as tips for feeding your family a nourishing, whole foods diet. Alissa is the author of two very popular gluten-free, whole foods cookbooks and guidebooks: The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook and Nourishing Meals. She is also the co-author of The Elimination Diet book. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram!

Oh, that cake looks good! Can't wait to get Kelly's book and try out all her new recipes. I just ordered coconut flour last week, so I'd be ready, plus I cooked beans and froze them. Don't want to miss out on any of that goodness! Thanks for the tip on the baking time and overall great review, Ali! I'm not entering the giveaway, but good luck to all who are! :-)

Wow, that coffee cake looks so tasty! I was really excited to see the words "grain-free" as well because I just eliminated grains from my diet! I would love to win Kelly's new book to see what else I could do without grains :)

I absolutely LOVE your recipes! This coffee cake from Kelly looks amazing, too. I have Kelly's first cookbook and absolutely love it! I was actually out near her in Boulder doing Bauman's Natural Chef program this past Spring - what a great place to be! Her new cookbook would be great to add to my repertoire for clients with food allergies :-)

I'm so thankful to you amazing Wizards coming up with all these gluten free recipes for families that have children that have gluten, dairy, egg sensitivity. We love all the recipes! We look forward to more of your amazing creations!

I've been following your blog for quite some time but never posted a comment. I have Kelly's original book and have utilized many of her recipes to the delight of my family. In addition to numerous food restrictions, I've been successful at cutting out 99% of the refined sugar from our diets. Would love to have a copy of Kelly's new book!

I so appreciate the time and effort you, Kelly and other health & nutrition-minded people put into sharing your wealth of knowledge!

Okay, I must get Kelly's new book! It's been on my list, but I just haven't done it yet. You've inspired me with this healthy, grain-free breakfast "treat." This is my kind of coffee cake. I love the idea that it's not laden with sugar and other not-so-healthy stuff. Peace, love and healthy coffee cake!Melissa

I have been waiting for this cookbook to come out with ants in my pants! After switching both my daughter and myself to a gluten free diet about two years ago we felt great for about 5-6 months...and then the more familiar I became with the flours and the tricks to make eating gluten-free (and dairy and soy free) delightful, the more I noticed our symptoms were creeping up again. I've found that we just have a tough time breaking down our carbs - and sugar has proven to be a detriment to us even in small amounts; The immune system just flat out revolts. I'm hoping to heal our guts through some suggestive diets and then, when we are ready, look out grain-free cupcakes!!

I made a marbled cake for my daughter's birthday with black beans in the chocolate part and white beans in the vanilla part. It was great - so moist! I bet this coffee cake will be the same and I look forward to trying it. Thanks!

I am so excited to make this! I have vowed this Christmas season to make wonderful HEALTHY baked goods and treats instead of the usual suger. gluten filled ones. It makes me feel so great knowing that I will be giving so much more then just another baked good.

Ali, that coffee cake is one of our favorites in our house. The only thing I change up from her recipe is that I use almond flour instead of coconut since my son tested to be slightly sensitive to coconut. I love how all of those eggs make it so spongy (I always use my neighbors fresh eggs from her Mom's chickens). What a healthy morning treat! It was what we just had onThanksgiving morning as well. What an awesome giveaway!xo

This cake looks wonderful! We have been trying to go grain free, and I just got some coconut flour not too long ago. Looks like I need to get Kelly's books. I am wondering if I can substitute coconut palm sugar for the stevia. I have found that stevia is now giving me a headache every time I eat it. I don't like headaches. If you have any idea, please let me know.

I owe a friend a big hug for referring me to your blog! Gluten has so damaged my gut that I have malabsorption issues. I started my GF diet a few years ago, but recently started cheating... and suffering for it. Yummy recipes make staying on track, and healthy, much easier. Thank you!

That looks great! I made a successful (by MY tastebud's standards, anyway) batch of black bean brownies just before I left home for my kitchenless dorm, so I'm looking forward to trying a cake recipe with white beans or chickpeas.

It so is refreshing to find such healthy wonderful foods on your sight. I love your book and cannot wait for the next one. Your book has even inspired my partner to cook :) I will have to check out Kelly's book. Thank you!Anne

So grateful for all the recipes! SUch a gift to be able to not feel left out of eating delicious AND nutritious baked goods. and also to feel like I can share them freely with non gluten free folks and not have to worry about a bad reaction. Everyone loves em.

This recipe looks sooo yummy! Thanks so much! I've shared it on facebook so others can enjoy it too :) I'd love to win the cookbook! I will surely be telling others about the cookbook too.. so they too can enjoy such great recipes! :)

I have been raised on flour , sugar and salt like most. I love the way you and others have taken the time to make some of your recipes and help available to teach better health through better eating. Thank you, and I too would love to have one of the books.

Commenting again! All of facebook now knows how bad I want this cookbook, and now they can all see how yummy grain-free coffee cake can be, and maybe all my friends will want Kelly's new cookbook as bad as I do!

I have been GF for over a year and trying to eat less grains in general. If only I could find treats that I could enjoy as well as the rest of my family...this cake night be it! I would love to have an entire book of recipes like this!

Finally got around to making this recipe. I didn't have any walnuts so I used pecans for the topping. It was so delicious. We all loved it. Thanks for all the fantastic recipes. I am gearing up for the 28day elimination diet after the holidays. The recipes in your book and the site will really come in handy for that.

This coffee cake was fantastic! I made it for Christmas day, and it was gone by the following morning. I left out the stevia, used maple syrup in place of honey, and used date sugar in the topping.... it was just sweet enough and really moist and scrumptious. Great recipe! Thanks, as always, for sharing!

I love bean cake recipes, this looks great. I plan on making this for New Years Day brunch. I could use this cookbook as I have a son w/ ASD ( who is getting better everyday w/ diet, detox, and supplements). I need all the great resources we can get! Thanks!

Ali, I love this recipe! I've made at twice this year already! I'm a nutrition student at Georgia State University and for one my classes I have to write a standardized recipe for something I like to make. I'm hoping to use this one and I really love your photo. Would you mind if I added it to my project? I will cite your website and It would go no further than my professor and fellow students. Thanks!

What an amazing delight to have such a wonderful composition of GREAT TASTING gluten-free recipes to offer those of us who have a difficult time weaning off the gluten!!I would absolutely love to try out those great recipes starting with that gorgeous gluten free coffee cake - as this is one of my pitfalls into gluten eating! - Thank you for caring about the health & well being of your readers!

Welcome to my blog!

Hi! My name is Alissa Segersten and I've had a love of healthy food and cooking since the age of 10. I have my degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University and am the author of three {gluten-free} food and nutrition books. When I was pregnant with my first daughter in 2001, I diligently began writing down my recipes because so many people would ask for them! Some of these recipes appeared in my first book, The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook. I now have 5 children and am passionate about educating them about our food system so they can make the most informed choices as they grow up and are exposed to a world of processed, chemical-laden foods. Join me in my mission of helping to support families with nourishing meals! Read more about me here.